Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Union Carbide
Start: 1/18/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010532 · 1/18/2023 · Union Carbide

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: Union Carbide
Location: 355 hwy 3142, HAHNVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70057
NAICS: 325998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 18, 2023, an employee was investigating a boiler feed water leak. The leak was stopped and the employee began completing housekeeping tasks in the area. He stepped in a puddle of boiler feed water, submerging his lower leg to the top of his rubber boot, resulting in second-degree burns of the lower leg and foot. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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